自愛

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See also: 自爱

Chinese

		self	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (自愛)		自	愛
simp. (自爱)		自	爱

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zì'ài

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ oi³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ-oi
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chīr-ài / chū-ài

(Teochew, Peng'im): ze⁶ ain³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zì'ài
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zìh-ài
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-ai⁴
  - Yale: dz̀-ài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhay
  - Palladius: цзыай (czyaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi⁶ oi³
  - Yale: jih oi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ oi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ oi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² ɔːi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ-oi
  - Hakka Romanization System: cii oi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ci⁴ oi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ oi̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chīr-ài
  - Tâi-lô: tsīr-ài
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ⁴¹⁻²² ai⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-ài
  - Tâi-lô: tsū-ài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuxaix
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su³³⁻²¹ ai²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡su³³⁻¹¹ ai¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ ai²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ze⁶ ain³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsṳ̆ àiⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ ãĩ²¹³/

Verb

自愛

to have regard for oneself

Noun

自愛

self-respect; self-love; self-regard

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自	愛
じ Grade: 2	あい Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じあい (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

自(じ)愛(あい) • (jiai)

self-love
Synonym: 自己愛 (jikoai)

Verb

自(じ)愛(あい)する • (jiai suru) suru (stem 自(じ)愛(あい)し (jiai shi), past 自(じ)愛(あい)した (jiai shita))

to take care of oneself, look after oneself
Synonyms: 自重する (shichō suru), 自分を預かる (jibun wo azukaru)

Korean

Hanja in this term
自	愛

Noun

自愛 • (jaae) (hangeul 자애)

hanja form^? of 자애

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